Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never pray by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never pray by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who seldom or never pray who say…

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area21%78%1%< 1%100
Boston Metro Area20%80%< 1%< 1%198
Chicago Metro Area14%86%< 1%< 1%218
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area27%71%2%< 1%106
Houston Metro Area26%72%2%< 1%100
Los Angeles Metro Area17%82%< 1%1%300
Miami Metro Area15%83%2%1%111
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area19%81%< 1%< 1%103
New York City Metro Area15%83%1%1%532
Philadelphia Metro Area26%73%< 1%< 1%194
Phoenix Metro Area19%71%3%6%104
San Francisco Metro Area19%76%4%1%220
Seattle Metro Area24%75%1%< 1%127
Washington, DC Metro Area14%85%< 1%< 1%268
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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